Colburn, F

The African Diary of a Poor Shot

NP: Privately Printed, 1923. First. Hardcover. Author's first book (of 2). 234 pp. profuse ill. Long hunt in Kenya and Tanganyika with famous professional hunting legend Leslie Tarlton. Lion, rhinoceros and other game. Colburn was a good hunter, a good writer and a fine photographer and a facile writer. This book is beautifully produced and very scarce. This is a very nice almost vg+ copy in original while cloth cover blue boards. Front corners slightly bumped. New endpapers. The spine shows only the slightest bit of soiling and wear (as usual). Very scarce, almost rare. VG to vg+. Item #5946

Price: $2,000.00